Pawtucket Man Who Sent Photos To Undercover Cop Pleads Guilty

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Pawtucket man who tried to meet up with a teenage girl after sending an undercover agent obscene photos has pleaded guilty to a federal charge and could spend two years in prison.

In federal court today, Tomy J. Fitton, 41, admitted that he sent photographs of his genitals to a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. The person he was communicating with was actually a member of the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

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Prosecutors said Fitton arranged to meet the supposed teenager at a location in Providence. Fitton arrived at the meeting place and was arrested by members of the state police task force. Police said a search of his cell phone yielded incriminating evidence.

Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Fitton pleaded guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.

A plea agreement recommends that Fitton be sentenced to a 24-month term in federal prison. He will remain in custody until his sentencing on Aug. 18.